ABSTRACT:
PSYCHODERMATOLOGY: A BRIEF REVIEW FOR CLINICIANS
Danijel Buljan 1 , Marija Buljan 2 & Mirna itum 2
1 Department of Psychiatry, University hospital «Sestre milosrdnice», Vinogradska cesta 29, Zagreb
2 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University hospital «Sestre milosrdnice», Vinogradska cesta 29, Zagreb
SUMMARY
Psychodermatologic disorders are conditions involving an interaction between the mind and the skin. These disorders fall into three major categories: psychosomatic disorders, primary psychiatric disorders and secondary psychiatric disorders (Koo 1995).
The treatment of psychodermatologic disorders is almost impossible without a holistic team approach involving psychiatrist, dermatologist and psychologist. Majority of psychodermatologic disorders can be treated with cognitive-bihevioral psychotherapy, psychoterapeutic stress-and-anxiety-management techniques and psychotropic drugs. Psychopharmacologic treatment with anxiolytics, antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers can be prescribed by dermatologist, after consulting the psychiatrist.
Key words : psychodermatology psychopharmacology dermatology liaison Psychiatry
Psychiatria Danubina, 2005; Vol. 17, No. 12, pp 7683 Review
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